Death, Victory and Jesus
Two officers died unexpectedly yesterday. They were just doing their job.... protecting the citizens they served. We grieved the loss, because it seemed so senseless, because of the families they left behind, because we care about the lives of human beings made in the image of God.
Death often comes without warning. It can drop a shadow over our lives when we least expect it. But its presence among us is a sober reminder that every man, woman and chil...d has a God-ordained appointment with death (Heb. 9:27) ...one which we cannot predict, but one which we can prepare for.
Two officers died unexpectedly yesterday. They were just doing their job.... protecting the citizens they served. We grieved the loss, because it seemed so senseless, because of the families they left behind, because we care about the lives of human beings made in the image of God.
Death often comes without warning. It can drop a shadow over our lives when we least expect it. But its presence among us is a sober reminder that every man, woman and chil...d has a God-ordained appointment with death (Heb. 9:27) ...one which we cannot predict, but one which we can prepare for.
If Jesus Christ has no place in your life right now, you can have no hope of entering into His heaven when you die. Because your sin has made a barrier between you and your perfectly just Creator. Don't spend your time concerning yourself about being judged by men. Be concerned about the judgment of God, which is far greater, with eternal consequences. “He that rejects Me, and receives not My words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.” (John 12:48) The words that God has spoken are what we are to measure our lives with...not the words of media, friends, family and co-workers. Read the Bible while you still have the time and ability to do so.
Jesus is God's only provision for death, which could come at any moment. He promises to take in all who will turn to Him and believe that His suffering and death on the cross is a sufficient sacrifice to pay the penalty of living a sinful life of self rule, void of any love and honor for the God who allows you to draw your next breath.
The victory that Jesus won, for all who trust in Him, is far greater than winning a baseball game, far greater than any human achievement or success....and your soul depends upon it.
“O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor. 15:55-57
Jesus is God's only provision for death, which could come at any moment. He promises to take in all who will turn to Him and believe that His suffering and death on the cross is a sufficient sacrifice to pay the penalty of living a sinful life of self rule, void of any love and honor for the God who allows you to draw your next breath.
The victory that Jesus won, for all who trust in Him, is far greater than winning a baseball game, far greater than any human achievement or success....and your soul depends upon it.
“O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Cor. 15:55-57
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